Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. BPZ Resources's Pre-Tax Income for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2015 was €-17.86 Mil. BPZ Resources's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2015 was €10.46 Mil. Therefore, BPZ Resources's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was -170.75%.
The historical rank and industry rank for BPZ Resources's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:NA4'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -871.11 Med: -64.62 Max: 73.63
Current: -127.48
FRA:NA4's Pretax Margin % is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 5.15
vs FRA:NA4: -127.48
The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.
The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.
It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.
The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.
BPZ Resources Pretax Margin % Related Terms
BPZ Resources Pretax Margin % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for BPZ Resources's Pretax Margin % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, BPZ Resources's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
BPZ Resources Pretax Margin % vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, BPZ Resources's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where BPZ Resources's Pretax Margin % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
BPZ Resources (FRA:NA4) has a Pretax Margin % of -170.75% as of Mar. 2015. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on BPZ Resources and its competitors.
Is BPZ Resources' Pretax Margin % too high?
BPZ Resources' current Pretax Margin % is -170.75%.
How does BPZ Resources' Pretax Margin % compare to competitors?
BPZ Resources' Pretax Margin % of -170.75% can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas industry. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 5.15. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Pretax Margin % for an Oil & Gas company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Oil & Gas companies is 5.15, based on 918 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Pretax Margin % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Pretax Margin % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Pretax Margin % mean?
A high Pretax Margin % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on BPZ Resources and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 5.15 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. BPZ Resources's current Pretax Margin % is -170.75%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is BPZ Resources stock overvalued right now?
BPZ Resources (FRA:NA4) has a current Pretax Margin % of -170.75%. The current Pretax Margin % is -170.75%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Pretax Margin % calculated?
Pretax Margin % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For BPZ Resources (FRA:NA4), the current Pretax Margin % is -170.75% as of Mar. 2015. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
BPZ Resources Inc is a Texas corporation, incorporated in 1993. The Company is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in Peru and Ecuador. The Company is in the process of developing its Peruvian oil and gas reserves. It has completed the installation of the new CX-15 platform in the Corvina field to continue the development of the field and continued its drilling campaign there with completion of the CX-15-1D well. The customer of the Company is Peruvian national oil company, Petroleos del Peru - PETROPERU S.A.
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